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Exam study book TNCC Instructor Manual of Ena - ISBN: 9780979830778 (TNCC Physical A)

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mpatheticmnervousmsystemmtomreleasemEpi,mnorepi,mcausingmstimulationmofmcardiacmactivitymandmconstricti
onmofmbloodmvessels,mwhichmcausesmamriseminmheartmratemandmdiastolicmbloodmpressurem-
mANSBaroreceptors:



1.mA-mairwaymandmAlertnessmwithmsimultaneousmcervicalmspinalmstabilization
2.mB-mbreathingmandmVentilationm
3.mcirculationmandmcontrolmofmhemorrhage
4.mDm-mdisabilitym(neurologicmstatus)
5.mFm-mfullmsetmofmvitalsmandmFamilympresence
6.mGm-mGetmresuscitationmadjuncts
mL-mLabmresultsm(arterialmgases,mbloodmtypemandmcrossmatch)

mM-mmonitormformcontinuousmcardiacmrhythmmandmratemassessment

mN-mnasomormorogastricmtubemconsideration

mO-moxygenationmandmventilationmanalysis:mPulsemoxygemetrymandmend-

tidalmcaronmdioxidem(ETC02)mmonitoringmandmcapnopgraphy
mH-mHistorymandmheadmtomtoemassessment

mI-mInspectmposteriormsurfacesm-mANSABCDEFGHI



1.mApnea
2.mGCSm8mormless
3.mMaxillarymfractures
4.mEvidencemofminhalationminjurym(facialmburns)
5.mLaryngealmormtrachealminjurymormneckmhematoma
6.mHighmriskmofmaspirationmandmpatientsminabilitymtomprotectmthemairway
7.mCompromisedmormineffectivemventilationm-mANSFollowingmconditionsmmightmrequiremamdefinitivemairway

1.mbonymfracturesmandmpossiblemribmfractures,mwhichmmaymimpactmventilationm
2.mpalpatemformcrepitusm
3.msubcutaneousmemphysemamwhichmmaymbemamsignmformampneumothorax
4.msoftmtissueminjurym-mANSPalpatemthemchestmfor

1.mCheckmthempresencemofmadequatemrisemandmfallmofmthemchestmwithmassistedmventilation
2.mAbsencemofmgurglingmonmauscultationmovermthemepigastriumm
3.mBilateralmbreathmsoundsmpresentmonmauscultationm
4.mPresencemofmcarbonmdioxidem(CO2)mverifiedmbymamCO2mdevicemormmonitorm-
mANSIfmthemptmhasmamdefinitivemairwayminmwhatmshouldmyoumdo?



1.mDyspnea
2.mTachycardia
3.mDecreasedmormabsentmbreathmsoundsmonmtheminjuredmside
4.mCPm-mANSSimplemPneumomassessment:

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mfifthmintercostalmspacematmthemaxillarymlinem-mANSAuscultatemthemchestmfor:



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2.mConsidermABGm'smifmdecreasedmLOC
3.mConsidermglucosemcheckm-mANSDmInterventions

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2.mJVD
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2.minsertmanmoralmairwaym
3.massistmventilationsmwithmambagmmaskm
4.mpreparemformdefinitivemairwaym-mANSIfmbreathingmismabsent..

1.mpainm-mhallmarkmsign,mearlymsignm
2.mpressurem-mearlymsign
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1.mPreparation
2.mPreoxygenation
3.mPretreatment
4.mParalysismandmInduction
5.mProtectingmandmpositioningm-mv
6.mPlacementmofmproofm-msecuremthemtubem
7.mPostmintubationm-msecuremETTmTube,mgetmX-raymformplacementm-
mANSStepsmofmRapidmSequencemIntubation



1.mPreparationmandmTriage
2.mPrimarymSurverym(ABCDE)mwithmresuscitationmadjunctsm(F,G)
3.mReevaluationm(considerationmofmtransfer)
4.mSecondarymSurveym(HI)mwithmreevaluationmadjuncts
5.mReevaluationmandmpostmresuscitationmcare
6.mDefinitivemcaremofmtransfermtomanmappropriatemtraumamnursem-mANSInitialmAssessment

1.mSuctionmthemairway
2,mUsemcaremtomavoidmstimulatingmthemgagmreflex
3.mIfmthemairwaymismobstructedmbymbloodmormvomitusmsecretions,musemamrigidmsuctionmdevice
Ifmforeignmbodymismnoted,mremovemitmcarefullymwithmforcepsmormanothermappropriatemmethodm-
mANSIfmAirwaymismnotmpatent



1.mThemtonguemobstructingmthemairway
2.mloosemormmissingmteeth
3.mforeignmobjects
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5.medema
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2.mPossiblemocclusivemmaxillofacialmbonymdeformity
3.mSubcutaneousmemphysemam-mANSInspectmthemmouthmfor:

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500mmL/hrm-
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gmTBSAmburnedmismdeferredmduemtomthemneedmformemergentmintubation.mAtmwhatmratemshouldmyoumbeginmfl
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mANSWhichmofmthemfollowingmpatientsmwarrantsmreferralmtomamburnmcenter?



Ambreathmeverym5mtom6mseconds:m10-12mventilationsmpermminutem-mANSBagmmaskmventilation

ampertinentmmedicalmhxmismcrucialm-
mANSWhichmofmthemfollowingmconsiderationsmismthemmostmimportantmwhenmcaringmformam geriatricmtraumamp

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mANSNeither.mFormeachmforcemtheremismanmequalmandmoppositemreaction.



acidosism-mANSWhichmofmthemfollowingmismamcomponentmofmthemtraumamtriadmofmdeath?

activation:mconsistmofmcarotidmandmaorticmbodies.m...mdetectmchangesminmbloodmoxygenmandmCo2mandmpH.m
WhenmCo2mrisesmormoxygenmlevelmofmpHmfallsmthesemreceptorsmaremactivatedmandminformationmismrelayedmt
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mANSHeadmtomtoemassessment:mExtremities



anymlacs?mdeformities?mbloodmatmthemurtheralmmeatus

palpatempelvismwithmhighmpressuremovermthemiliacmwingsmdownwardmandmmediallym-
mANSHeadmtomtoemassessment:mpelvismandmperineum



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elevatemextremity

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mc.mconsidermbalancedmresuscitationm

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bardycardiamandmabsentmmotormfunctionmbelowmthemlevelmofminjurym-
mANSAmptmwithmamcompletemspinalmcordminjuryminmneurogenicmshockmwillmdemonstratemhypotensionmandmw

hichmothermclinicalmsigns?

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bowelm-mANSWhichmofmthemfollowingminjuriesmismLEASTmlikelymtombempromptlymidentified?

brachialmpulsem-mANSUndermagemofm1mwheremdomyoumfindmampulse

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mb.msymmetricalmrisemandmfall

mc.mdepth,mpattern,mandmratemofmrespiration

md.msignsmofmdifficultymbreathingmsuchmasmaccessorymmusclemusem

me.mskinmcolorm(normal,mpale,mflushed,mcyanotic)

mf.mcontusions,mabrasions,mdeformitiesm(flailmchest)

mg.mopenmpneumothoracesm(suckingmchestmwounds)

mh.mJVD

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canmresultmfrommpenetratingmwoundmthroughmchestmwallmcausingmairmtombemtrappedminmtomthemintrapleuralm
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Tx:mnonporousmdressingmtapesmonm3msided,mthenmChestmtubemandmwouldmclosuremsurgicalmrepair.m-
mANSOpenmPneumo:

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